Adult Drama Classes in Durbanville

Being articulate is vital in today's competitive business world.

Helen O'Grady Drama classes develop Public Speaking, Presentation and Performance Skills.

Giving students the edge in their social and professional lives!

Adult Drama Classes are held at “The Studio” in Chenoweth Street, Durbanville , from 19:00 to 20:00, every Thursday. Please contact the office on (021) 913 3635 for further information.

Welcome back!

Today marks the beginning of Term 3 and it is going to be an exciting term packed with drama! The Parents' Days were wonderful and demonstrated the fantastic teaching of our dedicated teachers. Students will start rehearsing their plays near the end of this term. We have some amazing productions lined up for this year.

We have been operating in Cape Town for 15 years and over 30 years internationally, using an inspired and highly educational drama curriculum. The children have great fun learning and this programme is a great addition to a child's education. What is more, the children quickly make new friends and the younger one's develop effective socialisation skills.

We are proud of our children's development and parents can quickly see the results of this holistic programme which inspires and motivates all the young people.

Kuilsriver Parents' Day a huge success!

Jennifer Pietersen, the teacher at the Helen O'Grady Kuilsriver Studio, is seen rehearsing with some of her pupils before the Parents' Day Presentations. It was the most fantastic show. The children have shown excellent development and we are very proud of her achievements!

Durbanville Parents' Day Presentations

The Helen O'Grady Durbanville Studios had their Parents' Day yesterday and it was a afternoon filled with fun and drama! The parents were delighted with our programme and the creative participation of all their children. The Parents' Day Presentation covered a cross section of work from this term's curriculum, including improvised dramas, mime to music, script work and a hilarious verbal dynamics performed by the Upper Primary class.

Parents' Day at the Stellenbosch Studio

Parents and friends were able to see their children in dramatic action, and experience, first-hand, how the Academy's international programme develops confidence, self-esteem, communication and creativity. The Academy runs its programme from age 5 -18 at the studio and you can see here the Primary age-group to Youth Theatre performing.

Fantastic Parents' Day in Paarl

Students from the Helen O'Grady Drama Academy performed in their Half Yearly Parents Days at the Old Mill Theatre in Paarl! They were fantastic and showed the great progress that the children have made over the course of the year, using the Academy's international programme. From Mime to Music, to Speech exercises, to improvisation and scripted plays, the parents were mesmerised by their wonderful performances.

Wellington Lower Primary Parents Day

Parents from the Wellington Drama Studio were incredibly impressed with their children's performances at the annual parents days this year. They showed how the programme develops speech and communication skills as well as acting skills. The Academy is famous for its method of developing improvisation and this year the students showed how excellent they were at this.

Parents Day at the Somerset West Studio

The Somerset West Primary class showcased a cross section of this term's curriculum, at their Parents Day Presentation on Friday. The parents got some insight into how we develop their children through the amazing Helen O'Grady drama programme!

Somerset West Youth Theatre

Our Youth Theatre Programme is a theatre-arts programme, developing our secondary school students in public speaking, presentation and performance skills. Many of our students come to our Academy to improve their confidence and speaking ability which are of course valuable life-skills. To be articulate will certainly help them to get the best jobs one day in our competitive world. Likewise many of our young people want to take performance arts as a career, and we will encourage them all the way, as this programme really develops their skills for acting in film, radio and theatre.

The Somerset West Youth Theatre group had fun performing their Mini-Scripts and Group Improvisations for family and friends on Friday!

Wellington Parents Day

The programme we offer in the Academy is one of self-development. Our prime aim is to give children ongoing confidence and skill in verbal communication.

At the end of Term 2 we invite parents and friends to view a cross section of work the children have been involved in during the term.

 Most of the students in the Wellington Upper Primary class have been with the Academy for more than two years and have really benefited from this programme, making them clear, articulate communicators. This was clearly visible in their performances!